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The Interaction of Complexity and Grammatical Processability: The Case of Swedish as a Foreign Language

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Norrby, Catrin; Hakansson, Gisela – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL), 2007

The aim of this study is to discuss the interaction of linguistic complexity and morpho-syntactic development in foreign language learners. The analysis of morpho-syntactic structures was carried out within the framework of Processability Theory (Pienemann 1998). To capture the level of complexity we investigate the following: sentence length,…

Descriptors: Grammar, Second Language Learning, Morphology (Languages), Syntax

Syntactic Complexity and Cognitive Style.

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Kagan, Dona M. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1980

Describes two studies of which one analyzes syntactic complexity in writing samples by secondary and postsecondary students, while the other correlates the syntactic dimensions revealed by the former with measures of cognitive style. Correlations indicate an association between complexity and analytic cognitive style. (MES)

Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Communicative Competence (Languages)

Written Language and Writing Abilities: Abstracts of Doctoral Dissertations Published in "Dissertation Abstracts International," January through April 1978 (Vol. 38 Nos. 7 through 10).

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ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 12 titles deal with the following topics: a transformational analysis of syntax in tenth-grade writing; the relationship between inner-city fifth graders' reading comprehension and writing achievement; the relationship of the…

Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Style